AGP Card to get 125 fps or 333 fps on lowest settings

[Cata363]

I play COD2 and was looking for a very cheap upgrade to my system as I currently play with an mx420 and 256 RAM. I can buy a stick of 512 for like $45 on newegg, but I need some video card advice. I just want to know what card can keep me at 125 fps stable and locked at lowest settings and what one can keep me at 333. Remember lowest on DX7 is what I'm shooting for.

 

[mpjesse]

wow... DX7 huh? well... umm... in your case an AGP x800 series card would be more than enough. even an FX series would be fine.

 

[Cata363]

Yup, I have a old crappy Dell and I'm a 16 yr old looking to give it one last improvement so I don't get kicked off my CAL team lol. I would love something to give me 333, but 125 is fine if it's dirt cheap. I only have a 2.53 P4 and 250w psu, so I will be so bottlenecked, it doesn't even matter. I'm getting a job soon anyway and will be saving up for a Core Duo/8800 system anyway. Just looking for something quick to give me stable fps that I can actually play well on because 40-90 unstable fps on my dying out MX420 64mb aint cutting it.

 

[mpjesse]

you probably have an AGP 4x slot, so you'll want to score something that's AGP 4x compatible, like these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814190004
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102042R

i'd personally go for the x800.

 

[Valtiel]

Why such a specific FPS? You aren't going to see a difference between 333 and 125 FPS I guarantee it.

 

[Cata363]

I'm looking in the $50-60 range pref. Used or new, I don't care. 125fps is fine as long as it stays stable and doesn't move too much when I lock it. My friend has a fx5200 and hated it, so I would prefer not to go there.

 

[djgandy]

Why such a specific FPS? You aren't going to see a difference between 333 and 125 FPS I guarantee it.

It's a bug in the q3 engine.
It causes some weird effects. You can jump higher, and the sound of footsteps become further apart and can even dissapear totally.

 

[Blacken]

One could see a minimum at your refresh rate, 75 or 85. 125 and 333 must be your lucky numbers?

 

[mpjesse]

didn't they fix that?

here's some good deals on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ATI-RADEON-X800-PRO-256MB-AGP-VIDEO-CARD-10653-B_W0QQitemZ200069962017QQihZ010QQcategoryZ40158QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Geforce-Nvidia-FX-5500-256mb-Video-card-used_W0QQitemZ120074557038QQihZ002QQcategoryZ40161QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/FX-6200-Nvidia-Geforce-FX6200-256MB-AGP-Video-Card-V45_W0QQitemZ220072147204QQihZ012QQcategoryZ40161QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

i'd try and win that x800 pro. don't pay more than $70 for it though.

 

[Cata363]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102031
OR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814142012

What kind of FPS on lowest settings do you think those cards will give me? Me mobo only runs at 4X anyway, not 8X.

 

[mpjesse]

hmmm... will those cards give u the fps u want though? i can see the 9600 maybe... but not so sure about 9250. let me do some googling.

 

[mpjesse]

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/powercolor-x800gto16_7.html

check this out... as u can see the 6800 can barely pull 29fps at 1024x768 in pure speed mode. granted they are using dx9... if it were run in dx7 it'd probably be MUCH faster... but i dunno 120fps.

i still stand by my x800 recommendation.

 

[Cata363]

I don't want to pay that much and also, I will be running on DX7 and it will be on lowest resolution. 6800 would give you probably 333 on the settings I want to play at.

 

[enforcerfx]

Yup, I have a old crappy Dell and I'm a 16 yr old looking to give it one last improvement so I don't get kicked off my CAL team lol. I would love something to give me 333, but 125 is fine if it's dirt cheap. I only have a 2.53 P4 and 250w psu, so I will be so bottlenecked, it doesn't even matter. I'm getting a job soon anyway and will be saving up for a Core Duo/8800 system anyway. Just looking for something quick to give me stable fps that I can actually play well on because 40-90 unstable fps on my dying out MX420 64mb aint cutting it.

Their is no way in hell your going to find the difference between 125fps and 333fps regardless of what graphics settings and resolution you play at. I cant see why you would play at DX7, than at DX9. I too stand by mpjesse for the X800pro. With that, you could play COD2 at max settings and still get a stable 50-60fps. And its still no different from 125.

 

[mpjesse]

then why the fcuk did u post in here if you already knew the answer?

jesus h christ.

[/getting tired]

 

[blade85]

then why the fcuk did u post in here if you already knew the answer?

jesus h christ.

[/getting tired]

hahahahaha :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

this was a nice break from my report :lol:

 

[mpjesse]

i'm sort of doing payroll at the moment... i'm a little short on patience. lol.

 

[Cata363]

I only hoped that something under $60 could do it. I guess I should have rephrased what I was trying to say.

 

[bigsby]

I don't think that you could do tue x800 because of your low power PSU. Last I checked the x800's were definite power suckers, and a 250 watt power supply would just not cut it. Probably the 6600 or the 9800 would work.

 

[Cata363]

People have used 7600's in this computer, so PSU isn't a problem. Finding something for really cheap is. Also, this is lowest settings on lowest resolution on DX7.

 

[Hameedo]

Hey mate :

Actually it's Impossible to have such a high FPS with your processor .

COD2 is a CPU bounded game .. that means it depends on your CPU to boost it's frames , for example at 800 x 600 with the lowest visual settings and a P4 3.0 GHZ HT .. a 6600GT will play the game at 90 FPS stable .

at 1024 x 768 FPS is 90 stable .
at 1280 x 1024 FPS is 90 stable
at 1280 x 1024 Extra textures .. 87 ~ 90 stable .

As you see , you must have a more powerful CPU to boost your performance especially in this game .. if you installed 1.2 patch the game wil depend in your CPU even more , By using Multi-Threading or Multi-cores !


I would recommend a 7300GT 256MB a 90$ NEW !
a very decent DDRII card with 4 vertex shaders that should handle the game very well with even DX9 ! don't worry you'll get good FPS with it .

May be the normal 6600 128MB ?

But be AWARE : you won't get those fancy 125 FPS with your CPU .. instead expect 60 FPS stable !

 

[celewign]

Why would you play a game in DirectX 7, with lowest resolutions, and low settings. That would make me puke.

If you can jump higher with those fps, and that is important to you, then you suck. If you play at higher resolutions with better textures it will be easier to see and use cover, and find people. Goddammit, are you a noob or something? +50 fps is retarded, "high jump" or not.
-cm

 

[uwisuwerme7]

Your power supply WILL go bad if you put any decent card in there.
I'm thinking a 9600 something.
You have a 250 watt that's years old.
Maxing out at prob 220 now.
You cant have a card that uses 50 watts itself.

 

[Cata363]

I'm sorry I don't have a ton of money and a super comp, but I have played along with some very good CAL-O players with an MX420. 125fps beats graphics every time. I would rather have my Garand shoot like a 44 than better graphics. BTW, its not impossible because my friend has a P4 2.6 and has a 9 series Radeon and got 120fps. He upgraded to a 7800gs and now has 333 constant. He won't give me the 9550 though.

 

[rabidbunny]

May I ask what dell system you have exactly?

I have a dell 4550 that I've modded for fun and some games..
I might be able to help if you tell me what model you have....